Arabia Mountain
Arabia Mountain rises to 289 m in Georgia. Stone Mountain stands 514 m to the north, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Bradley Mountain, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away. Monticello Crossroads Scenic Byway passes 25 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Arabia Mountain, a part of Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area, is the northern of two peaks in the Davidson-Arabia Mountain Nature Preserve, in DeKalb County, Georgia. A low saddle separates it from Bradley Mountain, several hundred feet to its south. The two form a monadnock. The peak is 955 feet (290 m) above sea level, rising 172 feet (52 m) above Arabia Lake reservoir. Bradley Mountain is closer to the visitor trails than Arabia Mountain and is often misidentified by visitors as Arabia Mountain. The mountain is in a namesake National Heritage Area that encompasses natural, cultural, and historical elements to form a cohesive, nationally significant landscape. The area is due east of Atlanta and spans 40,000 acres (16,000 ha) reaching from the historic commercial center of Lithonia to the Monastery of the Holy Spirit in Conyers, including several sites in between, including Panola Mountain, Davidson-Arabia Mountain Nature Preserve, and the historic Flat Rock Community with the Flat Rock Archives. The National Heritage Area was established in 2006 and is coordinated by the Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area Alliance, which includes board members, representatives from the community and local organizations, and staff. Davidson-Arabia Mountain Nature Preserve includes 2,550 acres with a multi-use bike path, hiking trails, and lakes for fishing. The park features large exposed granite formations, wetlands, pine forest, oak forest, streams habitat and two lakes. Plant species include the rare red diamorpha in the winter and yellow daisies in the fall. The area includes abandoned rock quarries and structures from the mining operations.
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Wikidata Q4783357, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 289 m
How to reach it
- 25.0 mi off the Monticello Crossroads Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- cabin ruins: 0.5 mi
- breached dam: 0.7 mi
- Evens Mill ruins: 1.9 mi
- bridge ruins: 2.6 mi
- Honey Creek Baptist Church: 6.7 mi
- Klondike Park: 0.9 mi
- Panola Mountain State Park: 1.4 mi
- Arabia Mountain State Park: 2.2 mi
- Lithonia Community Park: 3.5 mi
- Miners Creek Park: 3.7 mi
- Old County Jail Museum: 5.8 mi
- Old County Jail Museum: 5.8 mi
- Quarry Exhibit: 9.7 mi
- Memorial Hall: 10.3 mi
- Miniature Chair Museum: 10.4 mi
- Adams Center/Refuge Coffee Mural: 12.2 mi
- Valentine: 12.8 mi
- Roaring Social: 12.8 mi
- Riding Skeleton: 12.8 mi
- Construction #200: 14.5 mi
- Native Plant Botanical Gardens: 9.1 mi
- Clarkston Community Garden: 11.8 mi
- Clarkston International Garden: 11.8 mi
- Garden area: 12.6 mi
- Tanyard Creek Community Garden: 13.2 mi
- North Georgia Live Steamers: 10.1 mi
- Ante Bellum Plantation House: 10.5 mi
- Old Trucks: 12.2 mi
- Scott Park: 12.5 mi
- WWI Cannon: 12.8 mi
- DeKalb County greenspace: 0.4 mi
- Rockdale County Greenspace: 2.8 mi
- Decastro Nature Preserve: 3.3 mi
- Monastery of the Holy Spirit: 6.3 mi
- Monastery of the Holy Spirit: 6.6 mi
- Bradley Mountain: 0.0 mi
- Arabia Mountain: 0.5 mi
- Elijah Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Panola Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Pine Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Swan Lake Estates Beach: 7.5 mi
- Costley Mill Park Beach: 11.3 mi
- Aarlington Beach: 23.8 mi
- Studdard Picnic Area: 10.1 mi
- Mead Road Park: 12.8 mi
- Dat Fire Jerk Chicken Up Top Lounge: 17.4 mi
- Constitution: 13.0 mi
- McDaniels Bluff: 13.1 mi
- Water Wheel: 22.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Arabia Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Mountain | N 351° | 514 m | 9.9 mi |
| Lanier Mountain | NNE 20° | 344 m | 13.6 mi |
| Alcovy Mountain | ENE 78° | 317 m | 22.0 mi |
| Pine Mountain | NNE 30° | 314 m | 3.7 mi |
| Druid Hill | NW 314° | 300 m | 14.7 mi |
| Bradley Mountain | SSE 148° | 290.823 m | 0.0 mi |
| Panola Mountain | SW 236° | 286 m | 3.6 mi |
| Cornish Mountain | E 88° | 284 m | 17.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:41 | 19:16 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 06:27 | 20:14 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 19:02 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:55 | 17:33 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 43 | 46 | 54 | 62 | 70 | 77 | 80 | 80 | 73 | 62 | 52 | 45 |
| Precip in | 5.3 | 4.5 | 5.4 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mcdonough 5 ENE, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 331048 — Arabia Mountain, DeKalb County, Georgia.
OpenStreetMap element node/358716368
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